ABC Gas and Electric Company is a large gas and electric utility operating in northern and central California. Three recent years of financial data for ABC Gas and Electric Company are as follows:

	Fiscal Years Ended
	Year 3		Year 2		Year 1
Net income	$878		$1,440		$816
Preferred dividends	$14		$14		$14
Average number of common shares outstanding	484		468		444

a. Determine the earnings per share for fiscal Year 3, Year 2, and Year 1. Round to two decimal places.

Year 3 Earnings	$fill in the blank 1 per share
Year 2 Earnings	$fill in the blank 2 per share
Year 1 Earnings	$fill in the blank 3 per share

b. Evaluate the growth in earnings per share for the three years in comparison to the growth in net income for the three years. Round your answers to the nearest whole percentage. Negative amount should be indicated by the minus sign.

Earnings per share growth as a percent of Year 1 (base year)

Year 3	fill in the blank 4%
Year 2	fill in the blank 5%
Year 1 Earnings	fill in the blank 6%

Net income growth as a percent of Year 1 (base year)

Year 3	fill in the blank 7%
Year 2	fill in the blank 8%
Year 1 Earnings	fill in the blank 9%